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Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Walgreens shopper can’t buy candy because it’s locked up

‘Not them fat shaming over the loud speaker…’: Walgreens shopper can’t buy candy because it’s locked up

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Forever 21 (l), Woman making return(c), Shein HQ(r)

‘All the Forever 21 workers are going to quit’: Why are people flooding to Forever 21 to make Shein returns?

Woman talking(l+r), Hand holding phone with shein app(c)

‘We’re being taken advantage of’: Shopper shares how to avoid buying clothes that look ‘cheap’ from brands like Princess Polly, Shein

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Shopper shares best to way shop at T.J. Maxx to find good deals

‘Please do be afraid to touch my bins’: Shopper shares best to way shop at T.J. Maxx to find good deals. Workers aren’t so sure

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

2 furniture store customers argue over who gets to buy this chair

‘I’ve been sitting in this chair for 15 minutes’: 2 furniture store customers argue over who gets to buy this chair. Here’s how to make sure you’ll have the upper hand

Walmart customer shows shoppers ignoring ‘fast checkout’ lane to avoid subscription

‘Nobody’s paying monthly for no stuff’: Walmart customer shows shoppers ignoring ‘fast checkout’ lane to avoid subscription

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Goodwill shopper shares trick to get any item for $10

‘The Goodwill tag said $24’: Goodwill shopper shares trick to get any item for $10

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Woman looking frustrated(l+r), Dollar Tree(c)

‘You in Dollar Tree wanting Target service’: Customer confronts Dollar Tree manager for refusing to open a second register

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Walmart worker scanning item(l), Hand holding phone with walmart app(c), Walmart worker smiling(r)

‘If you don’t want to be stopped do pick up orders’: Walmart shopper says workers can now stop you and rescan every single item in shopping cart at the door

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Mom slams Target for how it’s marketing its baby wipes

‘I may never shop at a Target again after this’: Mom slams Target for how it’s marketing its baby wipes

People are obsessing over this viral recycling service that offers rewards for swaps

‘I ordered 6 bags, which is $100’: People are obsessing over this recycling service that offers rewards for swaps. Users say it’s a scam

Shopper slams T.J. Maxx worker for tricking her into signing up for a credit card

‘So I’m not gonna get the $31 off?’: Shopper slams T.J. Maxx worker for tricking her into signing up for a credit card

woman showing bottles of water with caption "blue heart emoji equals water has been collected from a spring" (l) "keep this in mind when Tori buying water at your local convenience stores" (c) "white heart emoji equals water emoji in the bottle was processed" (r)

‘Keep this in mind when you’re buying water at convenience stores’: Dollar Tree shopper shares what the different cap colors on water bottles mean

Retail worker reveals how you're using 'tap to pay' wrong

‘I thought this was common sense’: Retail worker reveals how you’re using ‘tap to pay’ wrong

Walmart shopper has to walk around with shopping cart full of locked-up items

Shopping